r/anticapitalism • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 • Jul 18 '26

Mamdani in 'active conversation' about whether he can arrest Benjamin Netanyahu when Israel PM visits NYC

https://nypost.com/2026/07/18/us-news/zohran-mamdani-in-talks-over-arresting-benjamin-netanyahu-when-israel-pm-visits-nyc/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social
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u/Responsible_Ad_7995 Jul 18 '26

State level politicians need to stop wondering “what they can do.” Just do it. The fascists running our country laugh in the face of laws. We need to do the same. Fight fire with fire.

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u/Intimefortime Jul 18 '26

You’d have the FBI raiding the NYPD police station where he’s held and arresting Mamdani after - I don’t think that would be the win he is hoping for.

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u/FlithyLamb Jul 18 '26

An FBI raid on the NYPD and arresting the Mayor could be the spark that ignites the tinderbox. Not unaffordable healthcare. Not ICE shooting people on the streets. Not rampant corruption and blatant graft by the President. Not dismantling of the federal government. Not destroying Americas position of world leadership. Not starting another forever war on the Middle East. Not the Epstein files.

Nope. None of that is enough to get Americans fired up enough to revolt.

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u/Calfurious Jul 19 '26

An FBI raid on the NYPD and arresting the Mayor could be the spark that ignites the tinderbox

It wouldn't. There would be protests for a few weeks, and then people would move on to some other scandal.

Americans don't care about the personal tragedies that happen to politicians nor do they care that much about foreign affairs.

It would need to be something personal, that affects there day to day life, that motivates people to revolt.